Friday, January 21, 2005

The Art of Teaching

"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards".
-Author: Anatole France (1844-1924), French critic, writer


My take-out is that a good teacher, mentor or coach should not just be to fill a students mind with knowledge.

Rather, like a farmer who fallows and fertises ground in preparation for the growing of a crop, the teacher must prepare the mind and attitude of the student to become a life-time learner.

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